Thursday, January 27, 2011

Implant Focus Shifts to Rarity of Implant-Related Cancer

A mix of caution, approval, and a touch of I-told-you-so greeted the FDA announcement that breast implants have been linked to a rare form of lymphoma.
In general, emphasis on the rareness of the disease and its association with breast implants predominated among physicians and surgeons familiar with the situation.
Plastic surgeons and a lymphoma specialist told MedPage Today that the 34 cases of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) among U.S. breast-implant users -- and about 60 cases

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